Passing time: An exploration of school engagement among Puerto Rican girls

Urban Review

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 349-372

  Dow, Rosalie Rolón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Passing; Puerto Rican girls; School Engagement; Urban Education

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547589707     PISSN: 00420972     EISSN: 15731960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11256-007-0063-9     Document Type: Article

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